HPCL Brings Energy Leaders, Researchers and Startups Together at IISc Bengaluru to Accelerate energy Innovation through MC²+ IGNITE
The Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd. today hosted the Bengaluru edition of MC²+ IGNITE – India’s flagship energy innovation accelerator at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bengaluru, bringing together leaders from the energy industry, academia, research, startups and the investment...
Ghana puts bauxite, lithium and iron ore in the spotlight to woo Australian capital
Ghana has stepped up efforts to attract Australian investment into its growing critical minerals sector, pitching the country as a stable and reform-driven destination for mining and value-added mineral development at the 2026 Africa Down Under (ADU) Summit in Perth. The Ghanaian delegation was led...
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Austal joint venture secures contracts for four new high- speed aluminium ferries
Aulong Shipbuilding, a joint venture between Austal and Guandong Jianglong Shipbuilding of China, has secured contract worth A$20 million for the construction of high speed aluminium ferries in China. The company will design and build four 42 metre high speed catamarans for Xidao Dazhou Tourism Co...
Rio Tinto's Amrun bauxite project expected to support further capacity expansion and technological innovation
Rio Tinto's $US1.9 billion ($2.4 billion) Amrun bauxite project is now 75 per cent complete and the Amrun team is soon expected to award some more contracts associated with the project. Amrun project will produce 22.8 million tonnes of bauxite annually starting in mid-2019. According to Rio's...
RUSAL invests RUB 250 million to produce an innovative material at Achinsk Alumina Refinery
RUSAL, a leading global aluminium producer is mastering a new product at its Achinsk Alumina Refinery – fine precipitated aluminium hydroxide (FPAH). Company's proprietary technology allows keeping the production cost of the FPAH below the world’s average price for this product. The total amount of...
Le Belier invests 6 million euro in new aluminium casting plant in Serbia
Le Belier has planned to inaugurate a new facility for the production of aluminium casting in June. The facility will be the first plant in Serbia that will manufacture aluminium casting. Le Belier is a French company specializing in the production of aluminium components primarily for the...
RUSAL invested over USD 30 mln in launching its first new generation RA-550 pots
UC RUSAL, a leading global aluminium producer, is pleased to announce the launch of pilot operation of eight new generation RA-550 pots at Sayanogorsk Aluminium Smelter. The total amount of investment in the project amounted to USD 30 mln. The project to develop the technology and launch the RA-550...
Masdar’s unveils aluminium body Eco-Bus at Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week 2018
Masdar, Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company, on Monday unveiled the all-electric Eco-Bus at Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week 2018. A template for future sustainable public transport solutions, the working prototype was jointly developed by Masdar and Abu Dhabi-based Hafilat Industry in collaboration with...
UAE university project on aluminium recycling featured in WFES 2018
The Sas Al Nakhl campus of the UAE’s Khalifa University of Science and Technology recently got their aluminium recycling project featured in the Universities Innovation Zone at the 5th edition of EcoWASTE that is part of the World Future Energy Summit (WFES) 2018, being held in Abu Dhabi from...
Figeac Aero wins contract from Boeing to supply structural aluminium parts for 777X
Figeac Aero has won its first contract from Boeing as a supplier of large structural aluminium parts for the 777X. It will supply the wing component measured 4 m (13 ft.) long, 1 m wide and 0.15 m thick. The manufacturing processes will be streamlined at its headquarters in Figeac, France. However,...
Manaksia Aluminium plans capacity expansion with an initial investment of INR 40 crore
Manaksia Aluminium Company, a part of the Kolkata, India based Manaksia Group, is planning to invest INR 40 crore in order to add 15-20 per cent more capacity over the next one year. Manaksia Aluminium is a manufacturer of value-added aluminium products such as colour-coated roofing and panelling...
Altech submits manufacturing licence application for its high purity alumina plant
Altech Chemicals Limited has submitted a manufacturing licence application to the Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA) for 4,500 tonnes high purity alumina (HPA) plant in Malaysia. The high purity alumina project represents an investment of approximately 1.2 billion ringgit. The plant...
Aamal to set up aluminium production facility in Qatar
Aamal Company announced that it will establish aluminium production facility through its Senyar Industries Qatar Holding. The plant, Senyar Aluminium Production Factory, with capital of QAR 10 million ($2.75 million), will specialise in the production of aluminium bars in Doha. The aluminium plan,...
Lindian Resources set to start drilling at Lushoto Bauxite Project in Tanzania
According to an update from proactiveinvestors Australia, Lindian Resources Ltd is set to start drilling at the Lushoto Bauxite Project in Tanzania. The company has received a fund of $500,000 for 12 months, to undertake drilling at Magambe deposit. This was one of the key objectives behind the...
AB Glass installs aluminium system at Cornwall technology park
Aluminium manufacturing and installation company AB Glass has been awarded a contract by Kier Construction to provide installation services for the development of Carluddon Technology Park in Cornwall. The company has already installed aluminium system that includes Kawneer AA100 curtain walling,...
Maxion Wheels to build aluminium wheel plant in India
Maxion Wheels, a division of IOCHPE-MAXION S.A., has announced the formation of a new legal entity, Maxion Wheels Aluminium India Private Limited, for light vehicle aluminium wheels production in Pune, India. The company will produce low pressure die cast aluminium wheels with a high-end wheel...
Hansens Aluminum gets initial grant approval for the planned facility in Henderson County
Hansens Aluminum which is planning to start operations in 2019 from its new plant within the Henderson County Riverport Industrial Park is expected to create 90 jobs. The planned 75,000 square-foot facility, to be built on 10-acres of land will connect this area to a global automotive industry. It...
NALCO unveils Corporate Plan 2032, aims turnover of INR 31,248 crore
National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO) has presented Corporate Plan (2017-2032) that foresees the company to reach a turnover of INR 31,248 crore and a PAT of INR 3,010 crore by 2032. NALCO said that the new plan expects the company to reach a turnover of INR 18,171 crore with PAT of INR 1,693...
Alba sets another aluminium production record in 2017
Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba), the Bahrain based international aluminium smelter, yesterday announced that it has set another production record during 2017. The company now aims to rise higher in 2018 as they progress with the construction of Line 6 Expansion Project. The company produced 981,016...
India’s Endurance Technologies bags new aluminium die casting order from Hyundai Motor
India’s leading automotive component manufacturer and aluminium die-casting producer Endurance Technologies Ltd has bagged an order from Hyundai Motor India. The order worth INR 42 crore involves supply of aluminium die casting parts from its Aurangabad facility during 2018-19. Ramesh Gehaney,...
